17 February 2018 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1398
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2/R - Tony, 3D2AG is unable to join the 3D2EU DXpedition to Rotuma
(OC-060) [425DXN 1387]. The remaining four team members (DJ9RR,
DK2AMM, DL6JGN and PA3EWP) will be QRV from one QTH, instead of the
originally planned two different operating locations. Plans are
still to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres (60m
excluded) with two stations from 23 February to 16 March. QSL via
Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via DK2AMM (direct or bureau). See
http://www.rotuma2018.de/ for more information. [TNX PA3EWP]
3W - Bernhard, DK7TF and Jurgen, DH6ICE will be active as XV9DLH from
Phu Quoc Island (AS-128), Vietnam starting on 24 February. QSL via
DK8ZZ. [TNX DX World]
9M0 - 6-13 March are the new dates for the 9M0W DXpedition to Layang
Layang, Spratly Islands (AS-051) [425DXN 1379]. Hrane, YT1AD and a
large multi-national team (9M6ABZ, 9M6RHM, 9M6ZAE, F6GNZ, HL5FUA,
JT1CO, K1LZ, K1ZM, K9JM, KO8SCA, PY2XB, SV2GWY, VK3FN, VK3FY, W5XU,
WD5COV, YT3W, ZL3WW) will operate CW, SSB, PSK63 and FT8 on 160-6
metres. QSL via YT1AD, direct or bureau. Logsearch and more
information on http://www.yt1ad.info/9m0w/.
CT8 - R7KW, RW7K and UZ5DX will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as
CU4DX from Graciosa (EU-175), Azores. QSL via LoTW or direct to
CU2CE. Before the contest they operated as CT8/R7KW, CT8/RW7K,
CT8/UZ5DX. [TNX RU6K]
H40 - H40D is the callsign for the 29 April-3 May IOTA DXpedition to the
Duff Islands (OC-179), Temotu [425DXN 1394]. As for the operation
from the Solomon Islands (IOTA groups OC-168 and OC-158), "the
license has been issued too", Cezar (VE3LYC) reported on 14
February, "but the callsign isn't what I have requested, due to an
error". Hopefully "the matters will be resolved next week". Read
the latest news on http://oc-179.weebly.com.
I - Special callsign II2RR is active until 31 December to mark the 70th
anniversary of the first issue of RadioRivista, Associazione
Radioamatori Italiani's (ARI) monthly journal. QSL via IK2VUC.
KH6 - David, OK6DJ he will be active as KH6/OK6DJ from Oahu (OC-019),
Hawaii on 14-21 February. He will operate CW and digital modes on
40, 30 and 20 metres, including the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via
home call, Club Log's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX NG3K]
LU - Celebrating Radio Club QRM Belgrano's (LU4AAO) 50th anniversary,
special event station L50A is active until 31 May on various bands
and modes, FT8 included. QSL via eQSL, bureau or direct. See
http://lu4aao.org/L50A.htm for detailed information. [TNX LU5AG]
PJ2 - Thilo, DL9NBJ will be active again as PJ2/DL9NBJ from Curacao
(SA-099) on 13-28 February. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF
bands. QSL only via Club Log's OQRS. Also active from Curacao will
be Arno, PB1HF as PJ2/PB1HF on 7-21 March. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or
direct to PB1HF.
TY - TY7C is the callsign issued to the 7-18 March DXpedition to Benin
[425DXN 1393] A multi-national team will be active from Ouidah with
four stations on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes (FT8
included). QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW, or via F5GSJ (direct
or bureau). Bookmark https://ty2018dx.wordpress.com/ for updates.
V3 - Jim, W8ERI will be active as V31ZF from Turneffe Atoll (NA-123),
Belize on 18-23 February. He will be QRV on 20, 17 and 15 metres.
QSL direct to his home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
VU - A group from the Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio and Mount Abu
International Ham Radio Club will be active as AT7BK from Ajad Tapu
Island (AS-175), India on 24-25 February. QSL via VU2BK. [TNX The
Daily DX]
W - Once again members of the Palos Verdes ARC will operate as K6PV/6
from Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) on 22-25 February. Plans are to
operate SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSL direct
to K6PV or LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
PACIFIC TOUR ---> Will, AA4NC and Ron, AA4VK will be active as T8NC and T8VK
from Palau on 14-19 February, KH0/AA4NC and KH0/AA4VK from Saipan on 20-25
February, KH2/AA4NC and KH2/AA4VK from Guam on 25-28 February, KH6/AA4NC and
KH6/AA4VK from Hawaii on 1-8 March. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
all available bands. This is a commemorative DXpedition with stops at
islands that were key in America's battles in the Pacific during World War
II. QSL via home calls. [TNX AA4NC]
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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3Y0Z ---> "ETA at Cape Town harbor is 0930 on Saturday morning", the 3Y0Z
team reported on 16 February. "We understand that immigration and customs
will come aboard at 1700, and we will likely be cleared to depart the
vessel. DAP has us all booked into a local hotel near the waterfront.
On Sunday, there will be a reception held at a local yacht club sponsored by
a local radio club and numerous DXers. We are very much looking forward to
that and are certainly honored.
The first of the team will begin departing for home on Sunday night, and the
majority will be on their way Monday evening/early Tuesday morning. A few
more will straggle out and be on their way home on Wednesday.
When we depart the vessel on Saturday, that will be our 31st day aboard the
ship. Needless to say, we are ready to set foot on dry, un-moving ground
once again. Ralph and I are very proud of this team. They have endured many
hardships since departing home in early January. They have been patient and
resilient and good company. There will be more updates in the future, as we
begin to unravel this attempt and plan our subsequent strategy".
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY WEEK ---> The Worldwide Antarctic Program has announced
that the 15th Antarctic Activity Week will be held on 17-25 February. The
aim of this annual event is to promote worldwide interest in the Antarctic
continent. Special callsigns (QSL via operator's instructions) are expected
to be aired during this year's AAW from the following countries:
Argentina LU4AAO/D
Austria OE15AAW, OE88WAP, OE89ANT, OE90AAW
Austrialia VI70HI, VK2ANT
Belgium OR15ANT
Canada CF7AAW, VA3WAP, VA7AAW
France TM15AAW, TM18ATS
Italy II2ANT, II3BOVE, II3MNA, II5ANT, IP2ANT, IR18AAW, IR1ANT,
IR4ANT
Netherlands PA6ANT, PB18ANT
Spain AM5WAP, AO4HAG, EH3ANT
USA K0ANT, K4K
Complete information on the AAW can be found at http://www.waponline.it/.
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST (CW) ---> Object of the contest is for W/VE
amateurs to work as many stations in as many DXCC Entities as possible on
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands, while DX stations (also including
KH6, KL7, CY9 and CY0) work as many W/VE amateurs in as many of the 48
contiguous states and provinces as possible (complete rules can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx). This year's event will run from from 00.00 UTC
on 17 February to 23.59 UTC on the 18th. Do not forget to give a look
at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K on
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2018.html - good contest to you all!
IOTA DINNER ---> The 23rd Annual Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dinner will be
held on 20 April at Visalia Mariott in conjunction with the 69th
International DX Convention (http://www.dxconvention.org/). The IOTA Dinner
is not included in the main Convention registration, and there is a separate
registration and fee for it. Contact Will, WC6DX (wc6dx[@]sbcglobal.net) for
information. Registration for this event ends on 1 April. [TNX WC6DX]
MOBILE DXCC ---> The new Mobile DXCC Operating Award is now available to
radio amateurs who have contacted at least 100 DXCC entities from a working
vehicle, with antennas and power source capable of operating while in
motion. This award specifically excludes QSOs made by aeronautical or
maritime mobile stations. The Mobile DXCC is a one-time award and is non-
endorsable. Contacts made any time in the past do count toward the award.
Proof of contact (QSL cards or LoTW) is required, but do not need to be
submitted. Full details, including the application form and the record
sheet, can be found on http://www.arrl.org/mobile-DXCC.
QSL JY5HX ---> Effective 10 February, Boris E73Y is the new QSL manager
(direct and bureau) for Dr. Munzer Qraini, JY5HX. Boris has the complete
logs, and will activate Club Log's OQRS as soon as he receives the cards
from the printer in late February. [TNX E73Y]
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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9K2BS A61BK JY5MM IK2DUW TI5/N3KS W4FS
9M2TO JA0DMV KL7SB NI5DX TM15AAW F8DVD
9Q6BB W3HNK LU1ZAB LU4DXU TM17HF F6BCC
9X9PJ N4GNR LY100A LY1RMD TM390SR F4DTO
A31GE OE3GEA LY100B LY1RMD TM6C F6KMB
A41CK A61BK LY100C LY1RMD TY2AC DL9USA
A41KB ON7LX LY100CY LY9Y TZ4AM W0SA
A61FK A61BK LY100D LY1RMD UE75LB RA4AV
A91SD A92AA LY100G LY1RMD UE95GA RZ5D
AM5WAP EA1IT LY100K LY1RMD UN9L LZ1YE
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AU2WBR VU2NRO LY100N LY1RMD V26M W3HNK
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C5DX G4DJX LY100W LY1RMD V26PE VA3ZC
CN2BG F8ALU LY100X LY1RMD V31AT K5PI
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CR6T CT1ESV LZ140LO LZ1ZF V31VP WB0TEV
CT8/R7KW K2PF LZ25TRC LZ1YE V47JA W5JON
CU2KG OH2BH M7T G3YYD V53DX DO4DXA
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DU1IST JA1HGY OE9R OE9XRV VP2MQX K1QX
DU3LA W3HNK OG2P OH2PM VP2MSS K1QX
DX2R W3HNK OG90AA OH8AA VQ920JC ND9M
DY1T DU1IVT OH73S OH7KIM VY0ERC M0OXO
ED2C EA2CJ OK6W OK1MU XU7YTT IW7EGQ
ED8URT EA8URT OK7O OK1DOL YR0WL YO9KPB
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EL2DT EL2FM PA18CC PA2TMS ZS1/R1CC DJ1ND
EL2EF NR6M PA18T PA7HPH ZS6TVB N4GNR
EM2G UR7GO PA2018BP PA3EFR ZV2C PY2CX
AO3WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO5WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
AO8WRD Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell
(Barcelona), Spain
C6AKQ Bob Patten, 2841 NW 112 Terrace, Plantation FL 33323 USA
C6ARU Tim Cotton, 3170 Sussex Way, Vero Beach FL 32966 USA
C6AUM Mike Cotton, 37 W. 21st St. Apt. 1504, New York NY 10010, USA
DL7DF Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, 12621 Berlin, Germany
DU7ET Robert M. Wright, P.O. Box 7, 6215 Valencia, Philippines
E73Y Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ED9E Mario Pilar Castro, Apartado Postal 418, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
EL2FM Joe Brown, 10 Oldhams Lane, Bolton, BL1 6PN, United Kingdom
G4DJX Alan Gray, 5 Meadow Close, St. Albans, AL4 9TG, United Kingdom
IQ9MQ Alberto Mattei, Via Enrico Millo 20, 96011 Augusta SR, Italy
IY7GMB Vincenzo Mangione, Via Eduardo De Filippo 18, 70010 Valenzano BA,
Italy
JD1BNA Nick Seki, 4-731 Sakuragi-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
330-0854, Japan
JJ2RCJ Kan Yokota, 121 Kawanarishin-machi, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken,
416-0955, Japan
LX5IGRY Joel Erpelding, 22 Duerfstrooss, L-9165 Merscheid, Luxembourg
NN7A Art Phillips, P.O. Box 73, Eckert CO 81418, USA
OZ30EU Svend Erik Kofod, Kanegaardsvej 4, 3700 Roenne, Denmark
S0S Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo (Alava),
Spain
SZ1A Radio Amateur Association of West Greece, P.O. Box 84,
301 00 Agrinio, Greece
VU2NRO National Institute of Amateur Radio, 6-3-1092/93 Raj Bhawan Road,
Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India
ZZ2T Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil
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